‘Indeed actions are but by intentions and every man shall have that which he intended.’

Collected by Bukhari and Muslim

Having a great regard for intentions was the transactions of the hearts of the Companions –Radhi Allaahu anhum– and those who about Allaah and the scholars who raise the people. Indeed they would perform one action and they would have many intentions for that action, so that they could gain great rewards for themselves with every intention.

6 – We regard reciting the Qur’aan as a cure for the sicknesses of our hearts and illnesses of our bodies and a means of mercy descending upon us.

Allaah Ta’ala said :

وننزل من القرآن ما هو شفاء ورحمة

《And We send down from the Qur’aan that which is a healing and a mercy》[Israa: 82]

7 – We regard reading the Qur’aan as a means for tranquility for our hearts.
Due to the saying of Allaah Ta’ala:

((ألا بذكر الله تطمئن القلوب))

《 Verily, in the remembrance of Allaah do hearts find rest. 》 [Rad:28]

8 – We regard reading the Qur’aan as a means of reviving our hearts, and Noor to our sight and distances our sadness and disappearance of our grief so the Qur’aan is like the season of spring for the believer just like a heavy rain pour is like the season of spring for the land.

Like the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said in his Dua’:

‘. . . . that You make the Qur’aan the life of my heart and light of my heart and keep away from me my sadness, and that my grief goes away.’ Saheeh.[7]

9 – We regard reading the Qur’aan as a means for guidance.

Allaah Ta’ala said:

((ذلك الكتاب لا ريب فيه هدى للمتقين))

《 This is the Book (the Qur’aan), whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqun [the pious and righteous]》[Baqara: 2]

In the Hadeeth Qudsi:

“ياعبادي كلكم ضال إلا من هديته فاستهدوني أهدكم”

‘O My worshippers all of you are astray except for the one whom I have guided, so seek guidance from Me and I will guide you.’

[Collected by Muslim]

10 – We read the Qur’aan with the intention that we die while following the Qur’aan. Just like when Allaah Ta’ala granted Uthmaan –Radhi Allaahu anhu– martyrdom while he was reading the Qur’aan.

Ibn Katheer said:

‘Whoever lives according to something then he dies upon that and whoever dies upon something then he will be resurrected upon that. . . . . based upon the saying of Allaah Ta’ala:

《 Or do those who earn evil deeds think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah) and do righteous good deeds, in their present life and after their death? Worst is the judgement that they make. 》[Jatheeya:21 ]

11 – We read the Qur’aan with the intention of hoping for a closeness to our Lord with love for His Great Speech.

As is in the Hadeeth:

“إنك مع من أحببت”

‘Indeed you will be with whom you loved’

[Collected by Muslim]

12 – We regard reading the Qur’aan as a great means for the increase of Eemaan.
This is due to the saying of Allaah Ta’ala :

《 And whenever there comes down a Surah (chapter from the Qur’aan), some of them (hypocrites) say: “Which of you has had his Faith increased by it?” As for those who believe, it has increased their Faith, and they rejoice. 》 [Tawbah:124]

13 – From our intentions of reading the Qur’aan is that indeed we want to increase our knowledge about our Lord and knowing about Him by which we can increase our humility and neediness of Him so that we can seek assistance from Him in every single moment of ours.

14 – From intentions for reading the Qur’aan is that we hope by reading it we acquire a great excellence which is that it will be a means for Allaah Ta’ala to choose us to be from His people and those special to Him due to the saying of the beloved Messenger:

إن لله أهلين من الناس

‘Indeed Allaah has a certain people from among the people.’

They asked: ‘who are they O Messenger of Allaah?’

He answered:

“هم أهل القرآن ، أهل الله وخاصته”

‘They are the people of the Qur’aan, the people of Allaah and those special to Him.’

‘Whoever read a letter from the Book of Allaah then he will receive a reward for it and every good reward is multiplied by ten the like of it, I do not say that ‘Alif, Laam, Meem‘ is a letter but Alif is a letter, and Laam is a letter and Meem is a letter.’

[5] T.N. Shaykh Albaani declared this hadeeth to be weak in ‘al-Mishkat’ No. 2135 & ‘Da’eef al-Jamia’ No. 1524. Albaani also said: ‘. . . meaning: had not memorised anything of the Qur’aan and I spoke about the hadeeth in al-Mishkat No. 2135 which indicates that it is Da’eef.’ [Riyadh as-Saliheen no.388]

[7] T.N. The complete hadeeth is: ‘Allaah does not afflict a slave with grief nor sadness, except that if the slave says:

O Allaah indeed I am Your slave, and the son of Your slave, and the son of Your female slave, my forelock is in Your Hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask of You with all Your names, which belong to You, which You have named Yourself with, or which You have taught someone from Your creation or revealed it in Your Book or that which You have taken unto Your self with the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Qur’aan the life of my heart and light of my breast and keep away from me my sadness, and that my grief goes away – then Allaah takes away his grief and sadness and replaces it with happiness.”

The narrator said: It was said: O Messenger of Allaah should we not learn it?

He answered: Of course, it is necessary for the one who hears it, that he learns it. [From ‘Silsilah Saheehah: 199]

[Read] When you Read Quran – Fawaz al-Madkhali

14/02/2015 11:03 PM

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